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THE JOURNAL-PATRIOT \ The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "Stote of Wilkes" For Over 43 Years North Wilkesboro has a ig radius of 50 miles, ig 1*0,000 people iD iwestern Carolina. Wilkes district Boy and Girl Scouts organization have a program worthy of your at tention end support. Vol. 43, No. 42 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Thursday, September 8, 1949 Make North WUkesboro Your Shopping Center Brushy Mountain Baptists To Meet ?t Gordon Church "Forward With Christ Will Be Theme of An nual Meeting .?? Brushy Mountain Baptist as sociation will convene with Gor don Baptist church near North Wilkesboro on Tuesday and Wed nesday, September 20 and 21, Moderator T. E. Story and Clerk J. F. Jordan have announced. Theme of the annual meeting of the Baptist1 churches in the association's area will be "For ward With Christ?in the associ ation, in the state and in the world." In addition to local Bap tistUjaders many Baptist lay other parts of the state will take -part. Following is the detailed pro gram of all the sessions of the t#c^day association: Tuesday, Sept. 20 10:00 a. m.?Devotional, Rev. Iredell Osborne. 10:10?Welcome, Rev. Clate Brown. 10:15?Roll call of Churches; Introduction of new pastors; rec ognition of visitors; appoint ment of committfees; (1) Time, Place, Preachers; (2) Nomina tion of Officers; (3) Resolu tions; (4) Order of Business; (5) New Churches. Brief His of Gordon Church, Dr. H. G. Duncan. 10:50?Report on Sunday School Work, Mr. J. F. Jordan 10:55?Report on Training Union, Miss Lunda Hendren. 11:00?Report on Woman's Missionary Union, Mrs. G. G. Foster. ^.11:0 5?Report o n Pastors' 'Conference, Rev. Glenn Huff man. 11:10??Church and Pastoral Relationship, Rev. A. B. Hayes. 11:20?Discussion and Adop tion of Reports. 11:30?Hymn. 11:3 5 Introductory Serman, Reif^W. N. Brookshlre. 12:00?Dinner on the grounds. 1:00 p. m.?Devotional, Rev. T. J. Higgins. J410?Report of Associational Missions, Rev. J. Earl Pearson. 1:15?Report of Executive Committee and Budget for the comihg year. The Moderator. 1:20?Discussion and Adop tion of Reports. 1:30?Report on Christian ^jrfucation, Mr. D. E. Elledge. j5l:35 ? Discussion by Mr Claude Gaddy. 1:50?Messages by College Representatives. 2:05?Report on Biblical Re corder, Mr. L. C. Matherly. 2:10-?Discussion, Dr. L. L. Carpenter. 2:25?Report on State Mis sions, Rev. Clate Simmons. l, .2:30i?Discussion by Dr. M. A. FHuggins. . 3:00?Miscellaneous Business. Wednesday, Sept. 21 10:00?Devotional, Rev. A. W. Eller. 10:10 Report on Baptist Hos pital, Mrs. G. T. Mitchell. 10:15?Discussion by Dr. W. K. McGee. 10:30?Report on the Orph anage, Mr. Clate Bumgarner 10:35?Discussion by Dr. Zeno Wall. 10:50?Report of Nominating Committee and Election of Of ficers. . 11:0 o?Report of American Bible Society, Mrs. Monroe Eller. !4:05?Report on Home Mis sions, Mrs. Roby Eller. 11:10?Report -on Foreign Missions, Mrs. R. T. McNeil. 11 :*15?Report on Cooperative Program, Rev. W. N. Brookshlre. 11:20?Discussion and Adop tion of Reports. 11:30?Missionary Hymn. 11:35 ? Missionary Sermon, Rev. Clate Brown. 12:101?Adjourn for Lunch on the grounds. 1:05?Devotional, Rev. J. C. Pruitt. 1:15?Report on Relief and jjMmuity, Rev. B. C. Hodges ~i:20 Report on Social Serv-j ice and Civic Righteousness, Dr. ?P*trn T. Wayland. ^ 1:25?Discussion, Rev. M. A. #us8 and Mr. L. A. Martin. j:50?Report of Committees. 2-00 ? History of Brushy Mountain Association, Dr. H. G. Duncan. 2;20?Miscellaneous Business. 3. oo?Adjournment. > J%\ and Mrs. James Anderson.' jr., of Avon Park, Florida, are spending several days here with Mr. Anderson's father and mo ther, Mr. and Mrs. James M. Anderson. Revival Speaker Oakwoods Church Rev. N. * C. Teague, former Wilkes boro Baptist pastor now engaged in pastoral work in Salisbury, will be the guest minister at the Oakwoods Bap tist church revival to begin Sunday, September 11. The pastor. Rev. J. 8. Wellborn, announces that services will be held each evening at 7:45 and special music will be provided by visiting quartets. The pub lic is cordially invited to at tend the revival, which will continue through the week. Dudley Moore Is Winner Honors At Swimming School Local Youth Qualifies As; Instructor; Wins First In Backstroke Race Dudley Moore, 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ivey Moore, won many honors at the Red, Cross Aquatic school held at Brevard August 22 through Sep-j tember 1. The school was held at Camp Carolina under auspices of the American Red Cross. Young Mr. Moore was sent by the Wilkes J chapter. Ellis Fysel was director of the school. While at the school Mr. Moore completed the standard first aid; course and first aid instructor's; course, pool leadership and wat-; er safety instructor's course. Before resuming his studies, at North Carolina State College j September 19 Mr. Moore will; teach a ' class in first aid at North Wilkesboro high school. At State College this year Mr. 1 Moore will teach swimming and ' during vacation months here next year he will teach swim ming, under auspices of the Wilkes chapter of the American Red Cross. At the swimming meet held at the aquatic school Mr. Moore finished first in the 25-yard backstroke race, and second in the 25 and 50-yard breaststroke races. A total of 105 students from 15 states participated in the swimming meet. Premium List Of Wilkes Fair Here Attracts Interest Many Bu#y Preparing Ex hibit* For Competition For Hundred* Prixe* Farmers, housewives, orch ardists, 4-H club, F. F. A. and N F A. members and others are( preparing exhibits for competi tion in the annual Wilkes Ki wanis Agricultural Fair to be held in North Wilkesboro the week of September 19. Premium catalogues offering hundreds of cash awards for ex cellent exhibits came off the press this week and are being distributed throughout the coun fy . The fair will have a varied program throughout the six days, with many special events scheduled. The annual Kiwanis horse show has been combined with the fair and will be held on the evenings of September 23 and 24, closing days of the fair. A complete dog show will be the featured event for Satur day afternoon. Following are listed, in highly condensed form, the premiums offered at the fair. All are in vited to enter exhibits, and to have them at the fair grounds on the morning of the first day. For further details, prospective exhibitors are asked to refer to premium lists, which may be ob tained from the county agent, home agent or the Wilkes Cham ber of Commerce: Best Home Demonstration club booth, $25, $20, $15, $10, $5. Canned fruits in quart jars, $1.00 first and 50 cents second prize each for peaches, pears, cherries, apples, blackberri is, grapes, apple sauce. Canned vegetables in quart jars, $1.00 first and 50 cents second prize each for string beans, kraut, baby beets, soup mixture, tomatoes, corn, lima beans, field peas, English peas, pimento peppers, pumpkin. Preserves, jams and marma lades to be shown in pint jars, $1.00 first and 50 cents second prize for eaGh of following. peacheB, pears, strawberries, wat ermelon rind, cherry, apple, dam son, blackberry or dewberry jam, raspberry jam, strawberry jam, See?PREMIUM LIST?Page 3 ?v Enrollment In Schools Higher All schools in Wilkes eountv opened the term Monday. School opening was conducted smoothly, with a minimum of confusion, and classes in almost all instances got down to regular work on the second day. In North Wilkesboro a slight increase was reported in high school enrollment, with corres ponding decrease in elementary enrollment. In Wilkesboro and many other county schools enrollment wa^ reported higher than a year ago. PLAY-OFF STARTS TONIGHT, PLAY HERE FRIDAY, SATURDAY NIGHTS Shaughnessy -play-off series in the Blue Ridge league begin to night with North Wilkesboro playing Galax at Galax and Wytheville playing at Mt. Airy. The play-off was changed' by league directors in meeting this week to four games out of sev en for first and second rounds. After tonight's game at Galax North Wilkesboro will play two games here, Friday and Saturday nights. On Sunday and Monday games will be in Galax. The Tuesday game, if necessary, will be here, and the seventh game* if the series runs all the way out, will be in Galax. The North Wilkesboro-Galax winner and winner of the Mt. Airy-Wytheville series will meet in four out of seven for the fin r's. North Wilkesboro cinched fourth place with a double win over Mt. Airy Mondav. Tuesday night the season closed with North Wilkesboro losing to Ga lax. 7 to 6. Ray Blevins and Lee Bentley were the North Wilkes boro pitchers, with Bud Masinick the winning pitcher for Galax. Ijake Jacobson ended the season in great batting form with two homers for North Wilkesboro. The Flashers are in good con dition 'for the play-off and if they continue the pace of the past ten days will be a favorite to cop the play-off crown. Their only handicap is limited pitching staff since Bill Weston and Ber nie Keating had to leave for other duties. Name Committees For Dokies Ciob Carlyle Ingle, president of the North Wilkesboro Dokies Club, has announced committees as signments for the year as fol lows: Finance?J. B. Gilreath, chair mna, Fred Finley and Gwyn Gambill. Program?C. Arthur Venable, chairman, F. P. Blair, Jr., and Glenn Andrews. Arrangements?Lawrence Mil 'er. chairman, Presley Myers and Charles H. Day. Publicity?Lawrence CTitcher, chairman, S. S. Hunt and J. B. Carter. Attendance ? Burl Hayes, chairman, C. M. Finley and Archie L. Osborne. Activity?Paul Church, chair man, Paul Osborne and Bill Mar low. All members of the club are urged to attend the meeting to be held Friday, seven p. m., at Carolina Restaurant. Support the >. M. C. A Farmers'Day 0ctoberl3th Thursday, October 13, was set as date for the annual Farmers' Day celebration in North Wil kesboro by the Trade Promotion committee of the Wilkes Cham ber of Commerce in meeting here this week. October 5 had previously been mentioned as the tentative date,! which was changed in order to allow greater time of prepara tion for the event following the annual Wilkes Agricultural Fair the week of September 19. Plans call for a bigger event than the successful Farmers' Day celebration last year, which drew a record crowd with a parade of 182 units and many other at : tractions. I The parade this year will be the headliner attraction for the morning program. It will in clude units representing the var ied agricultural, industrial and commercial interests in Wilkes county. Prizes will be given for the best parade units entered by farmers. These will include mo tor, horse, oxen and goat drawn vehicles and equipment. R. R. Church is Farmers' Day general chairman and Major Roy W. Forehand will be parade chairman. October 1' has been set as deadline for entries in the parade, and entries are already being accepted at the chamber of commerce office. Local high school bands and bands from neighboring counties will participate. Participating merchants will give tickets for the many merchandise prizes to be awarded during the day. Following the parade will De an hour for contests and giving prizes, along with a band con cert. The afternoon program will include agricultural awards by the chamber of commerce, mus ic and entertainment act on an outdoor stage on Ninth street. The Brushy Mountain Fruit Growers are planning a festival for the night program to round out the event. LOCAL NEWS Mr. Silas Marsh, of Wilkes boro, has purchased a farm near Boomer and is moving there soon. Judge Julius A. Rousseau is presiding over Yadkin county superior court at Yadkinville this week. Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Jarvis, of Newport News, Va., are visit ing friends and relatives here this week. Mr. and Mrs. Lee McArthur and son, Jim, of Greensboro, were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Adamson. Miss Sue Landon spent the Labor Day holidays at Roaring Gap as guest of her brother, Dr. Henry C. Landon, III. Mr. Paul Harvel has let con tract to Sidden Construction Co. for the erection of an eight-room residence on "F" street. Mr. M. S. Marsh and family, of Welch, W. Va., visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Marsh, of Wilkesboro, Star route several days ago. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. McCullam and daughter, Betty, returned to Lumberton today after spend ing a week here as guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Bracey. Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Steele and sons, llarry and Ralph, wit nessed a performance of "The Lost Colony" at Manteo the lat ter part of last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Williams and children, Tim and Sylvia Ann, have returned to the city after enjoying a week's vaca tion at Daytona Beach, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Olsen and daughter, Barbara, of Hickory, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Spainhour Monday. Mrs. Ol sen is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Spainhour. Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Irvin and children, Charles, Jr., John, and Doris, of Greensboro spent the week-end with Mrs. Irvin's father, Dr. W. A. Taylor. Charles, Jr., remained for a few days before entering the. Uni versity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Miss Ellen Stewart Menzies, of New York City, Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Menzies, and Miss CounciL ?of Hickory, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Spainhour during the week-end,. Mr. and Mrs. | Spainhour and guests, accompan ,ied by Mrs. W. J. Bason and son, 1 Billy, visited Black Bear Inn near West Jefferson Sunday. Jos. F. Lowe Rites Conducted Tuesdov Funeral service was held Tues day at Walnut Grove Baptist church for James F. Lowe, age 86, well known resident of the Pores Knob community who died Monday morning. Rev. E. V. Bumgarner and Rev. C. C. Hol land conducted the last rites and burial was In the church ceme tery. Surviving Mr. Lowe are his wife, Mrs. Jane Lowe, and the following sons and daughters: Mrs. D. S. Treadway, Gilreath; Mrs. J. E. Earp, Pores Knob; A. S. Lowe, Pores Knob; Mrs. B. N. Brookshire, Taylorsville; J. A. Lowe, Fred Lowe, Dave Lowe and Miss Edna Lowe, all of Pores Knob. Work To Begin On Municipal Projects R. N. Wooten Gets His Master's Degree Robin N. Wooten, principal of North Wilkesboro school, receiv ed his master's degree-last week from the University of North Carolina. Mr. Wooten was one of 58 teachers and school admin istrators receiving master's de grees in education at the uni versity. Street Projects, New Water Mail Contracts Are Let City Council Has Busy Au gust Session; Many Pro jects of Interest FIRST SERVICE NEW SANCTUARY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SUNDAY I First service of worship in the new sanctuary of the North Wil kesboro First Presbyterian .church will be held Sunday, Sep tember 11, 11 a. m. The public is extended a cordial invitation to attend. For 18 months since the tear ing down of the old church building the members have wor shiped in the Sunday school au ditorium of the religious educa tion building, which was erected several years ago. Much work re mains to be done on the new church, including the installa tion of an organ, but the sane tuary proper has been completed. Formal dedication of the beauti ful stone edifice will come at a later date. Assisting the pastor, Rev. Watt M. Cooper, in the service Sunday will be Elders E. G. Finley, chairman of the building committee, and A. A. Cashion, a superintendent of construction. Mr. Cashion has given every day of the past 18 months to over seeing the building program. Mr. Finley will read the scripture lesson and Mr. Cashion will lead the morning prayer. Subject of sermon by the pastor will be "The Meaning of Worship." North Wilkesboro Golf Tournament All golfers in the North Wil kesboro area are invited to take part in the North Wilkesboro golf tournament to be held Fri day, Saturday and Sunday at Blowing Rock. Those wanting to enter should notify R. G. Finley or Henry L. Moore. Many prizes will be given winners in the tournament. ? o ? North Wilkesboro WillI Pfoy Hanes Mountain Lions To Play Strong Team In Stadium Saturday Night North Wilkesboro's Mountain Lions will open the season Satur day night against Hanes high school of Winston-Salem in a game to be played at Bowman Gray stadium in Winston-Salem. The game will begin at eight o' clock. The game was originally sche duled for Friday night but was changed to Saturday night. Hanes is one of the strongest high school teams in the north western part of the state and yearly has outstanding football elevens. Coach Tom Boyette and Assist ant Lott Mayberry have been working the Mountain Lions hard for the opener. It is expect ed that they will start practical ly the same lineup which tied Appalachian high 6-6 in a pre season practice game at Boone. Trophies Arrive For Horse Show I Many Beautiful Awards On Display at Jewel Box In This City The greatest display of tro phies ever assembled for a local event are now on display in the window of the Jewel Box in North Wilkesboro. Eighteen strikingly beautiful silver tro phies are in the collection of awards for the annual Kiwanis ,Horse Show to be held as a fea tured event on the last two nights of the Wilkes Agricultural I Fair, September 23 and 24. The trophies, purchased from the Jewel Box, were bought by the following firms and indi viduals: Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Blair, Mr. and Mrs. G. Sam Winters, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Spainhour, Brame's Drug store, Red Cross Pharmacy, the Jewel Box, B. & L?. Motors, Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Sturdivant, North Wilkes boro Hardware Co., Mr. and Mrs. , J. B. Carter, North Wilkesboro 'Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Nortn I western Bank, Bank of North Wilkesboro, Insurance Service and Credit Corporation, Yadkin Valley Motor Co., American Fur niture Co., Gaddy Motor Co., Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Forester. o ?Mart Ttet Book So tkm Quarterback Club To Be Organized In No. Wilkesboro Plans are underway to organ ize a Quarterback Club in North Wilkesboro for the purpose of supporting a more adequate pro gram of sports in the North Wil kesboro schools. The organiza tion meeting of the club has been called for Monday evening, Sep tember 12, at 7:30 in the high school auditorium. The large number of students reporting for football practice is an indication of the increased student interest in the sports program. The main purpose of the Quarterback Club will be to provide moral and financial sup port for the boys and girls who wish to participate in the sports program of the school. All patrons interested in the development of a better athletic program are urged to attend the meeting. Ramblers L:av3 To Play Wilmington 34 Boys, Coach Hoffman and Sup*. Lonjr Leave For Coast City Wilkesboro high school's Ramblers left today for Wil mington, where on Friday night they will play the Wilmington AA eleven in Wilkesboro's first game of the season. The Ramblers, winners of 20 straight games and undefeated champions of Highland confer ence last season, were pronounc ed in good condition for the first test of a Wilkes team against AA competition. Wilmington, rated in pre-season dope as a favorite to cop the AA crown, is the largest high school in the state. Coach Marvin Hoffman and Superintendent Wm. T. Long carried the entire squad of 32 players and two student man agers on the Wilmington trip. Those making the trip are ??s follows: Ends, Tony Emerson, Dean Edwards, Bill Pearson, Bot Vest al and Buddy Mathis. Tackles, Shelton Prevette, Joe Brewer, Jack Glass, Johnny Phillips and Dale Minton. Guards, Bob Story, Dale Sta ley, Bob Eller, Tommy Long, Bill Joines, Joe Gambill, Joe Gar wood. Centers, Bob Parker, Bob Kennedy, John Hubbard. Quarterbacks, Bill Byrd, John ny Garwood, Junior Groce. Halfbacks, Ray Triplett, Har old Dancy, Claude Nichols, Bill Laws, Bob Johnson, Fred Glass. Fullbacks, Dan Linney, Edgar Terrell, Sammy Turnipseed. Student Managers, Willard Dancy and Charles Vaught. Bob Story and Tony Emerson are co-captains of the team. City council in August meet ing here made provisions for work to begin immediately on a number of highly important mu nicipal improvements. Ginbert Engineering company, of Statesville, informed tne board that they were ready to begin work on laying 2,400 feet of six inch water main along J, Fifth, L, Mast, Fourth, Third and Elm streets. With the town furnishing the materials, the contract was for $3,230 for in stallation work. The board was also notified that work will begin immediately on seal coating pavement on ex isting paved streets. The fine stone and asphalt paving will be placed on Cowles, Pilson and Coffey streets in Finley Park, on J, Wade and Solomon streets, on C from Ninth to Tenth, on Ninth from B to E, on Fifth from Cherry to B, and on A from Ninth to Tenth. The contra ;t, awarded to Kiker and Yount, of Reldsville, was at the price of 19 1-2 cents per square yard, or an estimated total of $3,775.59. Petitions have been received from property owners for grad ing and stone base on a number of street projects to be carried out at an early date. Mayor R. T. McNiel, Clerk W P. Kelly and four board mem bers, Max Foster, C. J. Swofford, C. E. Jenkins and I. H. McNeill, Jr., were present for the August meeting Tuesday night. Police Chief J. E. Walker ask ed for an ordinance requiring property owners to close all open - wells in the city. The clerk was ordered to draw up the ordin ance for adoption at the next meeting, Chief Walker was named cus todian of the city hall with au thority to employ a janitor. Street lights were ordered in stalled on Hinshaw street be tween J and K streets and one on Odell street. Merrill Wiles was granted lic ense to operate a pool room in the John Tomlinson building on A =treet The clerk was ordered to noti fy Southern Railway 'o improve all crossings in the city as soon as possible by placing crossings in good condition and by in stallation of smaller rails with in the tracks on crossings. Audit report of Frank P. Buck and company was received and the'financial statement for the year was ordered published. Gilbert G. Foster an<^ Henry L. Moore were re-appointed mem bers of the board of trustees of the proposed Wilkes General hos pital for one year following ex piration of their one-year terms on October 8 this year. Leaders Training For Girl Scouts Wilkes County Girl Scout As sociation will give leaders' training for all new leaders. Anyone interested in the Scout program is invited to attend. The first training period will be held at the North Wilkesboro Little House Monday, September 12. 3:30 until 5:30. Miss Robinett Dies Miss Vera Robinett, daughter of R. Z. Robinett and the late Mrs. Mollie E. Land Robinett, died at Georgetown, S. C., Sep tember 2. Her father and family left this county to reside at Georgetown in 1912. Mr. Dave Wright and son, John, Mrs. J. Parsons, of Pur lear, accompanied by Mrs. T. D. Land, of Mt. Pleasant, Tenn., at tended the funeral September 3 at Georgetown. o Mrs. S. S. Marsh, of Wilkes boro, and Miss Mildred Bumgar ner, of Baltimore, Md., are leav ing today for Portland, Oregon, where they will visit their broth er, Mr. Paul Bumgarner and family.